Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-05
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EDITOR CIrrzEs-In the Stsf this date is the following paragraph, found in its editorial column:
 "Ths Star has repeatedly stated and 1t has no hesitation in repesting the same That the creation of the county courts was a republican job, gotten up in the interests of republican politicians, ana the bill was not prepared or thought ot until it was sscertsined Grover Cleve- land WAS elected president and that 8 democratic judiciary would be gwen tne territory"
 A short time ago a similar statement was made by the Star, and Judge Camp bell and myself were named as the tu- thors of the political scheme.
 If the memory Of Mir. Hughes were at all tenscIous, he would not have made either of these ststements-
 At the session of 1881, bill was in- troduced creating 6 system of Superior Courts for the entire territory and was supported by democrats and repubh- cans alike, and among its supporters were Hon. P. J. BolsD, sthe present democratic chairman, and myself, a priyate ID the republican ranks. In lsS3 a similar measure was agitsted, and Judge Campbell in consultation with myself, outlined a similar bill. OIn 1885, despsirIDg of securing the adoption of complete system Tor the whole territory, we prepared s Dill to create Superior Court for the coun- tles of Cochise and Pima, to be held by the same judge, the salary of the judge 10 be paid by the two counties equally.
 That bill was mislsid or lost by the member to whom 1t was sent, and the County Court bills were afterwards pre- pared by 8 member of the legislature, introduced and passed.
 Ifpo effort had been made to secure 0 system Of territorial courts until the ses sion of 1885, 8 man of peculiarly lively imagination might have attributed the scheme to political motives; but as the territory was democratic in lsSO and 1882, and We had republican admins tration, it can hardly be said that l. or any republican, was influenced by pO' lItical considerations, whatever might have been suspected in regard to Mir Bolsn. But I know that Mir Bolar had no such thought or motive. Upon questions ot that chsrsc. ter his views are not machine made, but hand sewed" end warranted not tC rip. As lawyer he saw the vice of the miserable system of jurisprudence un- der which We existed and the great need of additional judges to do the work, and above all the importance oi rl laak nrN Nha An preme Court. wholly independent of the trial courts. Our former Supreme Court were ss conscious of the propriety of 6 separation of the Appellate from the trial court, as the members of the bar, and heartily favored the creation of ter. ritorlsl courts of general original !uris- dirtion.
 h view of the foregoing facts are we not justified in believing that the Star opposes the County Courts upon purely political grounds:
 Is rot his whole effort simply to try to wipe out what he supposes to be piece of republican legislature: Is he rot trying to drag the courts and judiciary through the dirty mire of party politics II democrat had been elected County Judge in this county would he have opened his batteries for the repeal of the County Court law?
 Is not the present effort to repeal that law made with the sole intent Of creating a place for s democratic office seeker?
 And finally, is not the statement above quoted from the Star made for the pur- pose of drsgooDing in those democratic members sot the legislature from Pima county who are honestly trying to serve the best interests of thls county re- gardless of the party whip and the die tstion of the federal ring?
 Very respectfully,
 JOHN HAYNES.
 Tucson, January 2s, 1887.